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SOCK_REGISTER(9) Linux Networking SOCK_REGISTER(9)

NAME

sock_register - add a socket protocol handler

SYNOPSIS

int sock_register(const struct net_proto_family * ops);

ARGUMENTS

const struct net_proto_family * ops

description of protocol

DESCRIPTION

This function is called by a protocol handler that wants to advertise its address family, and have it linked into the socket interface. The value ops->family corresponds to the socket system call protocol family.

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June 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.11